So I fell in love with the feel for a straight shave when I was stationed in the Philippines while in the Marines. Once a week I'd go in for the haircut and shave. Of course, the haircut was straight razored an inch above the ear and around the back of the head. I loved the feel of both the process and the result.

So I've been looking to get into shaving and have been searching the forums for advice, suggestions and resources. I've been keeping an eye on the classifieds here and trying to get a feel for what I need/want.

Then I went to the local flea market/auction. I was keeping my eyes open and came across a knife vendor with a display with some used items in it. I asked if he could pull out the two straights I saw and out came six straights, a disposable blade straight and a hair shredding type thing. I was browsing to see if any names stood out and he offered to sell them all to me for $5 each.

As the name of the post implies... I took the deal. So now I'm looking for some advice on which may be the most viable / productive to invest the time and money into getting reconditioned. A list / general description of them follows;
1. The Electric Cutlery Company (with ECC etched in script on the blade) made in Newark NJ
2. Joseph Rodgers & Sons (with star and cross imprint) 9/16" blade
3. George Wastenholm & Son (with pipe imprint on reverse side of tang) approx. 7/16 blade
4. George Rodgers & Sons (with pipe imprint on reverse tang) 9/16" blade
5. Maher & Grosh Toledo O 7/16" blade
6. Aristo Especial (name only on blade) Made in Germany on tang, guaranteed 10 years on reverse tang

Their condition is best to worst (to a newbies untrained eye) in order listed. If it would help I can take a few minutes and figure out how to post pics. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If you need further information to reply, just let me know and I'll do my best.

Thanks!